Quality Engineer - Incoming Product

We're Hiring a Quality Engineer - Incoming Product!

If you are excited and passionate about helping #LetsSolveWater, consider joining our team today! Xylem, Inc. is a leading global water technology company servicing more than 150 countries and is dedicated to solving the world's most challenging water issues. We are looking for individuals to join our mission by exceeding customer expectations through smart sustainable solutions. At Xylem, you will have the opportunity to solve water by participating in our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark !

THE ROLE : In this role you will be responsible for ensuring company quality requirements are met for new incoming components and assemblies. This will include preparation, review, and distribution of ISIR/PPAP documentation and interacting within a cross functional team, including our vendor base. This role will also be responsible for the quality engineering responsibilities for the receiving inspection area.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Provide focused quality engineering support and assume responsibility for timely and effective coordination, execution and communication of the Initial Sample Inspection Report (ISIR) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) processes.

• Develop and validate quality test methods for incoming components and assemblies

• Represent Quality on product development teams as responsible individual for ensuring compliance with company quality and applicable regulatory requirements and standards

• Utilize information derived from data to identify systematic approaches for increasing repeatability and other continuous improvement activities to drive savings, collect, analyze, and report data to internal & external customers on process performance measurement

• Ensure customer satisfaction through conformance and defect resolution

• Execute process and product audits including material identification/verification & traceability

• Manage 8D Corrective Action for all Quality inputs, including internal and customer-identified defects

• Coordinate material segregation and disposition

• Develop Process Control Plans to standardize and control manufacturing process

• Identify impact of engineering change notifications for Quality processes and documents and determine any steps necessary for change authorization with internal stakeholder alignment

• Conduct/assist in third party regulatory and safety agency audits

• May perform other duties as assigned by Quality Supervisor or Quality Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor's Degree in applied science, or engineering field. Advanced certification as a CQE, CQM, LSS greenbelt or blackbelt a plus.

• Three to Five (3-5) years prior experience in Quality Assurance with a consumer product manufacturer

• Background or substantial knowledge of six sigma problem solving methodologies

• Detailed working knowledge of ISO procedures and Quality Systems

• Demonstrated experience working with manufacturers, suppliers and distributors

• Knowledge in the areas of Engineering, Service, Manufacturing, and Quality

• Strong background in Hands-on Metrology skills

• Knowledge of basic quality topics and metrics like APQP, Statistical Process Control methods, 8D Methodology and Process Capability Index (CPK) is highly desirable

• Prior experience with UL, CSA, FM, NSF, MTL, ASME Code compliance a plus

• Ability to provide informative and professional assistance when working with the public/customers and co-workers and maintain positive interpersonal relationships which encourage openness

• Successful experience working in challenging business environment where skills/abilities were stretched.

• Strong proficiency of Microsoft Office Applications, Business Objects, Minitab Team Guru, etc.

• Possess strong decision-making, analytical and problem-solving, and negotiating skills

• Demonstrated exceptional communication skills; verbal, written, and presentation

• Ability to manage time effectively.

• Reliable transportation for local travel and off shift work

• Willing to travel up to 25% to suppliers worldwide for audit & development activities

• Experience in a Union manufacturing environment is a plus

Work Environment:

In this role, the working environment is both office and manufacturing shop floor where PPE and safety protocols are observed. The physical demands may include but are not limited to good vision and hearing; ability to stand and walk, lift, and carry up to 35 pounds occasionally and/or 10 pounds occasionally; stoop, crouch, kneel reach for and handle items, pick, pinch or otherwise work with the fingers and use the fingertips to perceive attributes of objects such as size, shape and surface finish. Work is performed in a typical manufacturing plant environment under the following conditions: noise, fumes, dust, high voltage electric current, and high-Powered Industrial Vehicle (PIV) traffic. Some duties are performed outdoors and may involve exposure to inclement weather conditions. In addition, this role may require extended hours to meet customer requirements.

At Xylem, we embrace diversity and strive to create avenues where employees feel valued and appreciated through our DE&I initiatives and Employee Resources Groups (ERG). Xylem is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action workplace. Xylem prohibits discrimination, harassment of any kind and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or sexual orientation (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, marital status, medical conditions or disability, genetic information, age, or other non-merit factors.

Join the global Xylem team today! Xylem is a team creating advanced technology solutions to the world's water challenges through developing new technologies and services that will improve the way water is used, conserved, and re-used in the future is central to our work. Our products and services move, treat, analyze, monitor, and return water to the environment, in public utility, industrial, residential, and commercial building services settings. Xylem also provides a leading portfolio of smart metering, network technologies and advanced analytics solutions for water, electric and gas utilities.

The estimated salary range for this position is $68,500 to $122,500. Starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location, and is not typically at the top of the range. At Xylem we offer a competitive compensation package with a generous benefit package, including Medical, Dental, Vision plans, 401(k) with company contribution, paid time off, paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement.

Disclaimer: The information listed within this job description is designed to indicate the general nature of work expected for this position and shall not be viewed as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required in this position. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship. Xylem reserves the right to modify this job description or assign other duties to this position as needed.

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